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Deforestation in the Amazon skyrockets to a 12-year high

[ad_1] This year, the destruction of the world’s largest rainforest increased 9.5 percent from 2019 to 11,088 square kilometers (2.7 million acres), according to data from Brazil’s national space research agency INPE. The grim update came after there were hints that it wouldn’t be good news for Amazon earlier in …

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The grim situation of Ethiopian refugees

[ad_1] Ethiopians who fled the Tigray region for Sudan are torn between a bleak future in refugee camps and returning to nearly a month’s conflict in their homeland. More than 45,000 people have fled northern Ethiopia since November 4, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations against leaders of …

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World AIDS Day | UNDP

[ad_1] This year’s World AIDS Day theme of ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ reminds us of the impact of pandemics on our lives and how we must unite to prevail. Both HIV and COVID-19 are exposing and exacerbating inequalities. They show us once again that good health is about much more …

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